Glossary / With yarn in front
wyifWith yarn in front
Where to hold the working yarn while slipping a stitch, which decides if the strand shows.
Also written: wyib
How to work it
Bring the working yarn to the side of the fabric facing you before slipping the stitch, then move it back to work the next one. Its partner, wyib, holds the yarn behind instead. The instruction almost always attaches to a slipped stitch, because whichever side the yarn sits on is where the carried strand will show. Front makes a visible float, back hides it.
Common confusions
What does wyif mean?
In knitting patterns, wyif means With yarn in front. Where to hold the working yarn while slipping a stitch, which decides if the strand shows.
Does front mean the right side of the garment?
No. Front means the side facing you at that moment, whichever side of the fabric that happens to be. On a wrong-side row, wyif puts the yarn on the wrong side. Read it as toward you rather than as the public side.
Why does my slipped-stitch pattern have strands in the wrong place?
Almost always because the yarn was left in the wrong position, or moved between needles instead of between the fabric faces. Move the yarn front to back between the two needle tips, not over the needle, or you will add an accidental yarn over.
In other languages
| Language | Term | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| English | With yarn in front | wyif |
| Español | Con el hilo por delante | no standard code |
| Deutsch | Mit dem Faden vor der Arbeit | no standard code |
| Français | Fil devant l’ouvrage | no standard code |
| Italiano | Con il filo davanti | no standard code |
| 日本語 | 糸を手前に置いて | no standard code |
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